James Songok
Medal record
Men's athletics
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Belle Vue Maurel5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 BudapestSenior team
Gold medal – first place1995 DurhamSenior team

James Songok (born 23 July 1970) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competed in cross country, track and road running.

He began his career focusing on track running and after a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics,[1] he went on to win the 5000 metres title at the Kenyan Athletics Championships, then the gold medal in that event at the 1992 African Championships in Athletics.[2][3]

Songok represented Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on three occasions. He helped the Kenyan men to the team title in both 1994 and 1995, taking sixth then seventh place, respectively. He was picked for a third time running, but managed on 23rd place in the 1996 race. He attempted to convert to road races thereafter but, after moderate success of fourth at the Stramilano and second at the Puy-en-Velay 15K, he ceased competing after the 1997 season.[4]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 3rd 10,000 m 28:50.42
1992 African Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius 1st 5000 m 13:24.63
1994 World Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th Senior race 35:02
1st Senior team 34 pts
1995 World Cross Country Championships Durham, United Kingdom 7th Senior race 34:41
1st Senior team 62 pts
1996 World Cross Country Championships Stellenbosch, South Africa 23rd Senior race 35:29

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ World Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  2. ↑ African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  3. ↑ Kenyan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. ↑ James Songok. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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